This post is dedicated to my Grand mom. She’s the first baker I knew. I grew up eating her pressure cooker cakes for Christmas and birthdays. She was one strong woman who left the country she was born and raised (then British Malaya, now Singapore), married...

This post is dedicated to my Grand mom. She’s the first baker I knew. I grew up eating her pressure cooker cakes for Christmas and birthdays. She was one strong woman who left the country she was born and raised (then British Malaya, now Singapore), married...

Winter begins in December. Wind chill. Frosty mornings. Frigid temperatures. Naked plants and trees. Heavy clothes. Dampness and darkness. Large gas bills. These are some of the not so pleasant things. Mulled wine and warm cider. Soups and breads. Christmas....

Winter begins in December. Wind chill. Frosty mornings. Frigid temperatures. Naked plants and trees. Heavy clothes. Dampness and darkness. Large gas bills. These are some of the not so pleasant things. Mulled wine and warm cider. Soups and breads. Christmas....

American cartoonist Jim Davis said ‘Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.’ I remember this when I see carrots, zucchini, pumpkin and any cake. This recipe is for mini carrot cake made in a microwave. It...

A chiffon cake is a composite of a butter cake and a foam cake. The eggs give the fluffiness of a sponge cake and the oil gives the moist texture of a butter cake. This cake does not have butter, but has liquid fat (oil). Chocolate adds a richer taste....